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DA calls on Water & Sanitation Deputy Minister to intervene as parts of eThekwini spend second week without water

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DA calls on Water & Sanitation Deputy Minister to intervene as parts of eThekwini spend second week without water

DA calls on Water & Sanitation Deputy Minister to intervene as parts of eThekwini spend second week without water
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26th August 2024

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The DA in eThekwini has written to the Head of Water and Sanitation, Ednick Msweli to request that more water tankers are made available to the communities in the northern parts of eThekwini.

This as areas including Newlands, Ntuzuma, uMhlanga, Verulam and Phoenix have spent two weeks without running water on their taps.

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We have received numerous complaints from the distressed residents regarding the Municipality’s failure to provide temporary relief, including a shortage of water tankers.

According to uMngeni-uThukela Water, the water outages are due to filters being clogged by algae at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works.

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The DA has also engaged with DA Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Isaac Seitlholo to request that he intervenes as so to ensure that uMngeni-uThukela addresses the matter timeously and avoids similar incidents going forward.

It is unacceptable that in a Metropolitan municipality we have residents that go for days without water and fail to make means that will ensure that water is restored.

The DA will continue to hold officials accountable to ensure that residents are the priority and this terrible situation is resolved.

 

Issued by Councillor Thabani Mthethwa - DA eThekwini Caucus Leader

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